Covid

In a stark warning that has sent ripples through the global health community, Dame Kate Bingham.

Since May 2023, the SARS-CoV-2 lineage EG.5 (including its descendant EG.5.1) – also referred to as Eris – has been on the rise in many countries.

Research has revealed Covid’s Achilles’ heel, its dependence on key human proteins for its replication, which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.

In the case of Covid immunity, conferred by vaccination, infection, or a combination of the two, the infection rate drops to one in 10.

Researchers are studying Artemisia annua, or Sweet Annie, to understand the bioactive properties of Arteannuin B in cancer cells and Covid.

The UK has axed free Covid jabs for 13 million 50–64-year-olds this autumn.

Getting a Covid vaccine may not only reduce a person’s risk of getting long-haul Covid, but also could mean fewer symptoms for people who develop the condition.

Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to Covid.

A leading testing expert fears the UK is facing a Covid resurgence as cases and hospital admissions soar.

A recent comprehensive study published in Psychreg Journal of Psychology delved into the the mental health impact of Covid.

Nursing homes in the US were a key battleground during the Covid pandemic and were prioritised for distribution of PPE, vaccines, and Covid testing kits.  However, new research shows that monoclonal antibodies and oral antiviral drugs were not used in these facilities as much as would be expected given the high risk of resident populations.

In a recent study published in Psychreg Journal of Psychology, researchers have delved into the psychological impact of the Covid pandemic on university students.

A recent study brings new insights into the growing global crisis of homelessness and drug-related deaths, worsened by the Covid pandemic.

Data-visualisation experts have no agreed-upon understanding of who makes up one of their largest audiences: novice users.

Long Covid, which affects nearly two-million people in the UK, is not caused by an immune inflammatory reaction to COVID-19.